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離婚

rikon

Description

「離婚」は、結婚した二人が別れて、夫婦の関係をやめることです。

"離婚" means that two people who were married separate and end their relationship as husband and wife.

ニュースや会話でよく使われる言葉で、「離婚する」の形で使うことが多いです。

It is a word often used in news and conversations, frequently in the form "離婚する".

Meanings

離婚rikon

divorce; ending a marriage

二人は去年離婚しました。

The two divorced last year.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    離 (separate) + 婚 (marriage); the opposite is 結婚 (marriage).

  • Grammar

    Commonly used with する as 離婚する, meaning 'to get divorced.'

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